Glennallen
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Location in Alaska | ||
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Basic data | ||
State : | United States | |
State : | Alaska | |
Borough : | Unorganized Borough | |
Coordinates : | 62 ° 7 ′ N , 145 ° 33 ′ W | |
Time zone : | Alaska ( UTC − 9 / −8 ) | |
Residents : | 483 (as of 2010) | |
Population density : | 1.6 inhabitants per km 2 | |
Area : | 297.5 km 2 (approx. 115 mi 2 ) of which 295.5 km 2 (approx. 114 mi 2 ) are land |
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Height : | 437 m | |
Area code : | +1 907 | |
FIPS : | 02-28740 | |
GNIS ID : | 1402643 |
Glennallen is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Valdez-Cordova Census Area in Alaska . The parish is about 300 km east of Anchorage on the Glenn Highway , near the junction with the Richardson Highway . The Wrangell-St Elias National Park begins a few kilometers further east.
The name is derived from the surnames of Edwin F. Glenn and Henry Tureman Allen , two officers of the United States Army who were involved in explorations in the Copper River region at the end of the 19th century .
Unlike most other localities in the area, Glennallen was not built on the site of a native Alaskan settlement. The region was previously settled by the Ahtna .
Glennallen serves as the supply center for the Copper River region. Offices of federal institutions such as the Bureau of Land Management or the Department of Fish and Game , road maintenance and the visitor center of the national park are located in or near Glennallen. Gulkana airport is 7 km northeast.